Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 52
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Fincantieri dry docks work
Dry dock work has started on the fourth of six cruise ships by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises.
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NewsAVIC to build Stena ferry quartet
Stena has signed a contract for four ro-pax ferries, heralded as the ‘most fuel efficient in the world, to be built by AVIC International Ship Development at its Weihai yard.
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NewsDamen upgrades idled CN Bulkers vessels
Damen has completed maintenance and surveys to reactivate four bulk carriers recently acquired at auction by CN Bulkers, a joint venture between Universal Shipping & Trading & NedNor.
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NewsWärtsilä to design jack-up vessel
Wärtsilä Ship Design has been contracted by an unnamed Chinese yard to design a new jack-up lift vessel in collaboration with lift boat specialist Altis.
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NewsNSK designs krill trawler conversion
NSK Ship Design has signed a contract with China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC). the owner of one of the world''s largest fishing fleets, to convert a conventional trawler into a krill trawler and krill meal production vessel.
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NewsDamen helps owners repurpose PSVs
Damen Shipyards Group has been helping ship owners to minimise idle vessel costs during the oil exploration slowdown by repurposing vessels to other sectors including aquaculture, container transport and defence.
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NewsDeal for five next-generation passenger ships
Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation have finalised a contract for the construction of five next-generation passenger ships.
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NewsLWB books conversion, declares order independence
In a surprise development, Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB), now owned by Genting, said Thursday it will “continue to acquire orders independently on the international market” and will lengthen a DFDS ferry by 30m in July, writes Tom Todd.
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Vard to build first cruise ships
Fincantieri has announced that its subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has signed a historic Letter of Intent for the construction of four small-sized luxury cruise vessels.
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Kleven to build Pesquera Ancora trawler
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with Spanish ship owner Pesquera Ancora to build an 80m long stern trawler, to be delivered in February 2018.
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NewsEBH Namibia awarded OHSAS safety certificate
Namibian ship repair yard Elgin Brown & Hamer has been granted the international health and safety certificate OHSAS 18001 a year after attaining ISO 9001 certification.
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NewsSitting down on the job
‘Maersk Connector’, although starting from Damen’s 8500 offshore carrier base vessel, has incorporated a number of interesting changes – not least that it’s going to settle down on its bottom writes Stevie Knight
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NewsEmma Mærsk calls at Damen Shiprepair Brest
One of Maersk Line’s longest container vessels has recently departed from Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr).
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NewsInnovative retrofit project slashes fuel consumption
A retrofit project paid for jointly by ship owner Hammonia and charterer Intermarine is expected to reduce fuel consumption by 25% across three vessels.
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NewsDesign key to ensuring safety in polar regions
Finnish naval architect and marine engineering specialist, Foreship, sees goal-based concept design as key to ensuring new generation exploration ships can enter unforgiving polar seas in comfort and safety.
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NewsDFDS Seaways embarks on refit and rebrand
DFDS Seaways has initiated a major refit and rebranding exercise across several vessels, with work already completed on five vessels.
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NewsNew yard alliance off to good start
Following the creation of a giant new shipbuilding alliance in Germany, Lloyd Werft has said it has orders for ten newbuildings for completion over the coming decade, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsScrubber work highlights early 2016 activity
Scrubber retro-fits and a range of conversion work on mainly smaller specialist ships is keeping some German shipyards busy in the opening months of the year, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMiddle East yards prepare for ballast water scrum
Even before the latest signatories ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, Gulf repair yards and engineering firms were squaring up to meet the installation challenge, writes Paul Bartlett.
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NewsLean ro-ro concept
Rolls-Royce Marine has developed a new low capex/opex ro-ro design, explained by Oskar Levander, vice president of innovation, engineering and technology.
